Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Jim Les and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Jim Les and Kenny Smith played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 12 times in NBA games. Kenny Smith has an 8-4 winning record over Jim Les. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Jim Les:
1988-89 to 1994-95
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Jim Les
4
4
0
Kenny Smith
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jim Les 4.7 1.3 4.3 0.80.1
Kenny Smith 17.3 2.6 6.11.80.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jim Les 14 3 8 31
Kenny Smith 26 4 16 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jim Les 1

game
1

game
3

games
2

games
0

games
Kenny Smith 11

games
9

games
5

games
8

games
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
4

games
2

games
9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1988
1. Jazz 105   Jim Les 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Kings 81   Kenny Smith 22 3 4 2 0 2 3 39 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Dec. 03, 1988
2. Jazz 107   Jim Les 3 0 4 1 0 1 0 16 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Kings 73   Kenny Smith 6 2 0 3 0 3 0 31 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 28, 1988
3. Jazz 96   Jim Les 6 1 3 0 0 2 2 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 80   Kenny Smith 9 4 2 2 1 0 2 40 3-16 .188 0-2 .000 3-6 .500
Apr. 01, 1989
4. Jazz 97   Jim Les 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 117   Kenny Smith 24 3 6 1 0 3 2 44 10-21 .476 3-5 .600 1-4 .250
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1991
5. Kings 97   Jim Les 6 0 5 1 0 1 2 20 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 26 0 3 0 0 4 0 38 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Mar. 21, 1991
6. Kings 87   Jim Les 0 2 3 0 0 2 2 19 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 20 1 6 2 0 4 2 33 9-13 .692 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Apr. 13, 1991
7. Kings 94   Jim Les 0 2 8 0 0 1 1 23 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 22 4 8 2 0 2 0 40 9-14 .643 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1991
8. Kings 93   Jim Les 3 1 3 1 0 0 2 21 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Rockets 102   Kenny Smith 18 2 10 1 0 3 1 38 5-13 .385 1-1 1.000 7-12 .583
Dec. 19, 1991
9. Kings 102   Jim Les 8 1 5 1 0 0 0 20 3-5 .600 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Rockets 109   Kenny Smith 20 2 5 2 0 4 0 38 5-9 .556 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1992
10. Kings 109   Jim Les 14 0 3 1 1 1 2 23 5-6 .833 4-5 .800 0-0 -
Rockets 116   Kenny Smith 8 4 16 1 2 2 1 32 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 19, 1993
11. Kings 96   Jim Les 8 3 6 3 0 1 1 21 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 102   Kenny Smith 16 4 6 2 2 2 0 33 5-10 .500 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 06, 1993
12. Kings 102   Jim Les 8 2 7 1 0 0 1 14 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Rockets 119   Kenny Smith 16 2 7 4 0 5 1 29 5-8 .625 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000